Hello, everybody. A lot of ground to cover as always, so let's zip right to it.

First up...While the transition of power from President Bush to President-Elect Obama continues with Eric Holder now being offered an Attorney General job (and the first African-American to possibly take it), there is a bigger transition here in Alaska: After 40 years, Ted Stevens doesn't have a job anymore!

With almost 100% of the count in thanks to 24,000 absentee and question ballots, the Associated Press reported that Ted Stevens has lost another bid for re-election to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, 47.56% to 46.76%. A recount is possible, but it may mean Begich will still have the edge.

I guess the indictment, the guilty verdict, and the call from Governor Sarah Palin for him to step down were indeed the final nails in the coffin for Stevens, and that means the only Republican Senator left to represent Alaska is Lisa Murkowski. Speaking of which, she's doing very well, and here's something I forgot to bring up while I was in North Carolina and Virginia a couple months ago for my grandma's funeral: She and a companion (definitely not her husband) were on the same flight to Minneapolis as us -- and we were a few rows and a First Class curtain apart! Of course we had connecting flights to elsewhere, but the Republican National Convention was not on Lisa's agenda...and it was the third night when Palin would shine in her acceptance speech.

Like I've said before, Begich promises change on Capitol Hill...and picking up where his father Nick left off, he will.

Obama's first interview since being elected two weeks ago gave "60 Minutes" its highest rating in quite a while, which is not unusual since the show was first #1 in all of television in the late '70s and for three more seasons in the early '90s. And now, the demand for tickets to the January 20th inauguration are at its highest ever with the crowd estimates hovering over 3 million.

Of course, all of Hollywood will descend to Washington for the festivities, and bunches of parties all over are right now at its planning stages. If you thought the Golden Globe Awards are being called "the party of the year", that's nothing compared to the series of inauguration parties that'll be thrown all over the nation's capital which will culminate with Barack Obama taking the Oath of Office and beginning a whole new era for America and the world.

And last but not least: Not since the late Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight" have I ever seen a whole lot of buzz created for one of the highly-anticipated films of 2008, and I know you're starting to get sick and tired of the spots for it being played all over the TV: "Twilight"!

At the premiere Monday night in Los Angeles, it was absolute chaos as fans camped out over the weekend just to get their glimpses of the main stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the red carpet. Now these two are unknown to the world, but after Friday when the film opens, you'll remember those names.

But if "Twilight" wants to be #1 as expected, it'll have to go past Disney's "Bolt" starring the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus which too opens on Friday; they had their premiere on Monday as well. And just for the record: Miley is still alive and well; somebody posted a video on her YouTube page over the weekend saying that she was killed in a drunk driving accident. Apparently, the person happened to have hacked into Miley's account, and the video was swiftly removed.

Both films want to take down "Quantum of Solace", which is #1 right now and have earned more than the last James Bond movie, "Casino Royale"; that proved to be no match for the animated "Happy Feet"...and that's in the domestic box office! But whichever way goes, "Quantum" will still be the top film worldwide, and "Twilight" (if the hype is really worth it) will follow suit.

I'm not part of this "Twilight" craze myself, just following it...unless if I resist myself seeing it on Thanksgiving weekend. So long and stay strong.